
Samsung, Acwa in race for 2,400MW Oman power project
MUSCAT, 16 hours, 9 minutes ago
Oman's Nama Power & Water Procurement Company has announced that it has received bids from 12 major utility project developers for two of its key projects - Misfah IPP within Muscat Governorate and Duqm IPP in Al Wusta area.
Those who submitted the statement of qualifications (SOQS) for the project are: global players including Samsung C&T Corporation; Korea Western Power; Marubeni Corporation; Sumitomo; Reliance Power; Sembcorp Utilities and Shenzhen Energy Group, said Nama in a statement.
The key regional players in the race are Acwa Power Company; Nebras Power; Al Ghanim International
as well as Etihad Water and Electricity Company and Al Jomaih Energy & Water Company.
According to Nama, two combined cycle gas turbines power plants with a total capacity of 2,400 MW will be developed as part of the project.
The project will be developed in partnership with the private sector, it added.-TradeArabia News Service